We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! ……And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).

FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.

We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We are proud manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names.

We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St Albans. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations.

We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming UK Market Leader.

Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox’s or the choc-chip to our Maryland?! We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.

We are committed to building an inclusive workforce that feels empowered to build a fulfilling and successful career. By embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) we create a supportive environment for people to thrive and strive to have more positive impact.

We understand that having formal and on-the-job learning opportunities is key to our colleagues’ professional and personal growth. We are committed to providing an environment where everyone can learn from each other and grow through a variety of learning experiences.

Our colleagues make our business special. With strong community values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each other whilst meeting our business goals.

What does your typical day look like?

Reporting into the Craft Engineering Manager, this role is responsible for leading the shift engineering team to continuously improve plant reliability whilst meeting the requirements of a complex, high volume, production site.

Other responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support embedding site principles within Engineering team as part of the Edinburgh Improvement Strategy
• Support, motivate, develop, and coach the team
• Drive robust individual training plans, while recognising and rewarding performance
• Assist team to work towards maximum plant and equipment efficiency so downtime is minimised
• Ensure completion of planned maintenance documents / CMMS input
• Work closely with production staff to achieve daily targets

What are the key ingredients needed for the role?

• HND or above qualification in electrical/mechanical
• CI qualified to at least Lean sigma green belt level
• Safety qualified to minimum IOSH managing safely
• Proven experience of leading managing an engineering team, in ideally a FMCG environment to improve overall site performance.
• Use of continuous improvement tools and techniques, in particular TPM
• Proven track record of developing engineering teams
• Experience of working in a unionised environment
• Ability to think strategically to enhance site/cultural performance
• Excellent knowledge of CMMS
• Detailed knowledge of using & developing MS Office products, particularly Excel
• Technical competence
• Excellent Problem solving and leadership skills
• Able to influence and is proactive, practical and has a commercially sound approach to work

Diversity Statement

FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.